Nominations Are Open for 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees

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This is the third time Harrah’s Entertainment picks inductees for the annual Poker Hall of Fame based on an open nomination process.

2011 Poker Hall of Fame

Harrah’s Entertainment is expecting votes between 5th July and 14th August on nominees from whom the inductees of the 2011 Hall of Fame will be picked. In addition to naming the player you would like to see among the best of the best, you need to provide a short explanation about why you think that particular person is suitable for the title.

According to the official Poker Hall of Fame website, the “main criteria for the Poker Hall of Fame are as follows:

  • A player must have played poker against acknowledged top competition
  • Played for high stakes
  • Be a minimum of 40 years old at time of nomination
  • Played consistently well, gaining the respect of peers
  • Stood the test of time
  • Or, for non-players, contributed to the overall growth and success of the game of poker, with indelible positive and lasting results.”

You can cast your vote here.

The results of the public ballot will be released on 15th September; then, living members of the Hall of Fame, together with “a blue ribbon media panel,” will determine from those who received the most nominations which two players are to be given membership in 2011. The official ceremony will be held in November, during the Final Table of the WSOP Main Event.

Poker Hall of Fame members have been chosen since 1979.

Members of the Poker Hall of Fame are as follows:

1979: Felton 'Corky' McCorquodale, Johnny Moss, Red Winn, Sid Wyman, 'Nick the Greek' Dandalos, Edmond Hoyle, 'Wild Bill' Hickok
1980: T. 'Blondie' Forbes
1981: Bill Boyd
1982: Tom Abdo
1983: Joe Bernstein
1984: Murph Harrold
1985: Red Hodges
1986: Henry Green
1987: Puggy Pearson
1988: Doyle Brunson, Jack Straus
1989: Fred 'Sarge' Ferris
1990: Benny Binion
1991: David 'Chip' Reese
1992: Thomas Austin 'Amarillo Slim' Preston
1993: Jack Keller
1996: Julius Oral 'Little Man' Popwell
1997: Roger Moore
2001: Stu Ungar
2002: Lyle Berman, Johnny Chan
2003: Bobby Baldwin
2004: Berry Johnston
2005: Jack Binion, Crandell Addington
2006: T.J. Cloutier, Billy Baxter
2007: Phil Hellmuth, Jr.
2008: Duane 'Dewey' Tomko, Henry Orenstein
2009: Mike Sexton
2010: Dan Harrington, Erik Seidel